The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-24
DAN LYONS TELLS HIS STORY.
HE SAYS THE SHOOTING OF QUINN WAS
ACCIDENTAL.

ACCIDENTAL.
NE ala Net Know that the Pistol was Load
ed, and Produced IL Only to Frirhten
ouinn, when he Fcared-Lysns's Record.
Yesterday morning. afternoon, and even
ing Daniel N. Lyons. who killed Athlete Quinn.
eat before Recorder Smyth and a jury, in Part
II. OF tho General Sessions on trial for his
life He was smiling in tho morning, but tho
grinding process OF the law. the pounding hour
after hour on his character ana deeds, drove
tho color out Of his face. the sparkle from his
eye, and the smiles from his lips. For the first
time since his arrest he seemed to realize that
his life hung by thread.
The first witness was Lawrence Hines OF 3l3
East Thirty eighth street, who was with Quinn
when Quinn was shot. Hines testified that hc
had known Quinn about year and Lyons
slightly few wocks before Quinn was shot.
He said Of tho shooting:
yn standing on the northeast corner Of Thirty.
eighth street second tho day Of the shoot
ing from r. NJ. until after r. NJ. While talking with
. man named Cuddy saw Quinn coming up Second
avenue. lie me and came up and spoke Then we
went get drink at Boylans saloon across the street.
After got drinks went back to tho northeast cor
ner My back toward the butcher store, and was
looking across tho when Gaw Lyons coming ur
Second avenue. ouinns back was toward Lyons anu
said to Quinn; Here comes Lyons" didn't say any
thing to Lyons.
As Lyons put his foot on the curb Of the northeast
corner Quinn advanced toward him Both were on the
sidewalk when they mot They stood two feet apart
and had rather animated discussion was ten feet
from them. could not hear what was said on &C.
count OF the noise by the elevated railroad trains
After they had talking for minute or two heard
shot and Quinn stagger sidewise past Lyons and
fall on the sidewalk.
By the Court-where was Lyons when Quinn fell. A.
Lyons went pretty fast down Second avenue.
Mr.. Martine-Did he have anything In his handf A.
I didn't anything In his hand
Then Mr.. Hines was cross-examined by Law
yer Blake:
Q-Didpt Quinn intercept Lyons' Ayes he stepped
IN front of him and they began to converse nmedi.
ately.
o-Didn't you see Quinn make motion with his hand
toward his hip pocket A.-So sir
Thomas Wellington. q fruit and vegetable
peddler. was the next witness.
Wellington testified:
AT the time Of the shooting stood With Jimmy Reilly
en on ia svsnae Sacf was sa,sed 90 hst adm
sd as io 10
room.
Frederick Pfeffer. a ponderous and dignined
Thirty-eieGth and Thirty. ninth streets. testi-
fed that he was standing in the doorway ofthe
wapS QUINN shoot Quinn e and H lyons
Tins Reeqrdsrsstand up, Lyons. Lyons
Witness-I can't tell. Itwas man about dot
size.
Bernard Mullarky. a detective Of tho Thirty
fifth street station told the story Of his ruitess
that DAY, the witness and Policeman Duncan
in jail.
e TYR sss wh asked
Larry Hines would ai him ~. !, r.
three weeks growth q beard ,.
In
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Patrolmnn James Duncan testified:
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Duncan's testimony was read and there was
nGbh stres Marine at
o'clock that the case for the people was closed
a ns tn il bsha IeFfR his to se
Lyons and Quinn at the picnic he declared;
n handkerchief out of Lyons'S pocket, and Ly-
ons laid Il to Meehan and wanted to quarrel
with him. whereupon Quinn took Meehan'5
Quinn beat Lyons, arose from Meehan'$
desire to beat Lyons on the same old
The pistol thu. Lyons got from Neil was
D obtained 5 d for sss Of was ang
ssanse oa who Ss hal sSa
Sya b bso %hen d he sf
from, Neil. He made no examination of the
pistol, as Neil had told him it was not loaded.
showed sdo Z to Quinn a 70 scare him on 10 bs
sure. Lyons ran away from the place and hid
1t was only natural that he should run away to
save himself trouble OF explaining his unfor-
James Kelly. truck driver. Of PA East Fifth
street. was the first witness for Lyons. On the
day OF tho shooting, he testified he was on the
ess %h rssdns an esg
paper and waiting for Second avenue car, he
fali and Lyons walk down the avenue; Lyons
had q handkerchief pressed under his chin
tightly with one hand. Kelly said on cross
an0g that had hen shot r. So
sTess Mheys lost SssG q m h
'hf hs made no enor. to stop him, A-S
The courtyoa didn't tell the police nbou. + or any
S :Ia S La .;S r. shooting
When the witness left the witness chair. Dis
trict Attorney MARITIME requested him in
meaning tone not to leave ave The , court room;
q truck driver, at Thirry-seventh street and
East River, testified on cross-examinaton:
met Lyons first in the Emira Reiormatory. where I
sent tor grand larceny also visited him in the
peiit larceny FOR Ave have worked
hard, and arrested In that time only 1t
for congregatng u street corner.
Katie Corpelis, a young woman with artia-
cinl pink land white complexion. testified that
she saw on July Quinn strike Lyons with
cane, and heard Quinn say that he would get u
medal for killing Lyons. Cross-examned by
MIR MARITIME. tho witness said: II am sup
Is Maggie Cory" Then Mr.. MARITIME stepped
to the witness chair, and, holding out paper,
asked II she signed 1t in the District Attorneys
office.
Yes sir" said the witness smartly.
Then Mr.. MARITIME read from the paper that
the Witness had sworn that she was not in u
position to hear what Quinn and Lyons said to